Refugee Statistics 1990-2025

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • refugee statistics for 2023 was 190,755.00, a 35.59% increase from 2022.
  • refugee statistics for 2022 was 140,685.00, a 168.7% increase from 2021.
  • refugee statistics for 2021 was 52,358.00, a 10.27% increase from 2020.
  • refugee statistics for 2020 was 47,482.00, a 8.04% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2023 190,755.00 35.59%
2022 140,685.00 168.70%
2021 52,358.00 10.27%
2020 47,482.00 8.04%
2019 43,947.00 8.19%
2018 40,621.00 7.05%
2017 37,947.00 3.61%
2016 36,624.00 0.26%
2015 36,529.00 -6.79%
2014 39,191.00 -9.24%
2013 43,179.00 0.21%
2012 43,089.00 -3.60%
2011 44,698.00 6.35%
2010 42,030.00 -8.50%
2009 45,932.00 13.04%
2008 40,632.00 101.02%
2007 20,213.00 -1.51%
2006 20,522.00 45.09%
2005 14,144.00 -32.82%
2004 21,054.00 -27.86%
2003 29,184.00 26.67%
2002 23,040.00 -5.41%
2001 24,357.00 -0.34%
2000 24,440.00 -0.48%
1999 24,559.00 -1.05%
1998 24,820.00 0.06%
1997 24,804.00 -5.65%
1996 26,289.00 -8.34%
1995 28,682.00 -17.36%
1994 34,706.00 -58.54%
1993 83,701.00 -0.13%
1992 83,814.00 -42.56%
1991 145,920.00 20.02%
1990 121,576.00 20.02%